考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 16

[00:01.30]易考范文十六
[00:04.58]As can be seen in the vivid picture,
[00:08.85]a man presents a birthday cake with a “Happy Earth Day” card to the bandaged earth,
[00:14.75]which looks weak and agonized¹.
[00:17.05]In sharp contrast with the attractive, decent cake,
[00:20.99]the house where the earth dwells is toppling down
[00:24.70]and the food on which she survives are nothing but leftovers².
[00:28.31]As far as I am concerned,
[00:30.72]the picture aims at calling on the public to
[00:33.67]curb feigning³ compliance⁴ with laws and regulations about environment protection.
[00:38.82]First celebrated⁵ in the year of 1970
[00:42.65]and credited with launching the modern environment campaign,
[00:46.47]the Earth Day has become a worldwide holiday.
[00:50.19]It is observed annually⁶ now,
[00:52.60]promoting the enactment⁷ of laws and regulations concerning environment protection.
[00:57.74]But their enforcement seems skin-deep,
[01:01.24]for evidence of degradation⁸ of our globe can be seen everywhere,
[01:05.50]alongside the slogans appealing the public for more concern about our planet.
[01:11.08]Problems threatening humanity—soil erosion, desertification of land,
[01:16.66]a variety of pollution, and global warming—remain prominent.
[01:21.03]As our globe has suffered from a multitude of disasters,
[01:25.30]it is high time that we—its inhabitants—stopped subjecting it to more catastrophic problems.
[01:32.41]It is most important that we bear it in mind rather than
[01:36.41]just print it on books or cloth that we have only one globe.

1 agonized   

v.使（极度）痛苦，折磨( agonize的过去式和过去分词 )；苦斗；苦苦思索；感到极度痛苦

参考例句：

• All the time they agonized and prayed. 他们一直在忍受痛苦并且祈祷。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She agonized herself with the thought of her loss. 她念念不忘自己的损失，深深陷入痛苦之中。 来自辞典例句

2 leftovers   

n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜

参考例句：

• He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
• She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。

3 feigning   

假装，伪装( feign的现在分词 )； 捏造（借口、理由等）

参考例句：

• He survived the massacre by feigning death. 他装死才在大屠杀中死里逃生。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。

4 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

5 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

6 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

7 enactment   

n.演出，担任…角色；制订，通过

参考例句：

• Enactment refers to action.演出指行为的表演。
• We support the call for the enactment of a Bill of Rights.我们支持要求通过《权利法案》的呼声。

8 degradation   

n.降级；低落；退化；陵削；降解；衰变

参考例句：

• There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
• Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。